Canada seventh at Pan Am Cup

The Canadians dominated 11-2 in the blocking category and 5-2 in service winners while scoring on 20 errors by the opponents while committing 15.

Shanice Marcelle, Lisa Barclay and Kyla Richey finished with 13, 12 and 10 points for the winning side while Jaimie Thibeault had 9, with three blocks included.

“It was a very strong tournament for us,” said Canada’s head coach Arnd Ludwig. “The main thing was that we finished among the top seven. I am very glad with the performance of my team during the competition.”

“It was a difficult game but we were motivated point by point and were convinced about winning,” added Canadian team captain Brittney Page.

The U.S., defeated the Dominican Republic 25-12, 25-20, 25-18 for the gold and Argentina bounced Brazil 25-23, 25-22, 25-18 for bronze. In the fifth place match it was Puerto Rico over Cuba 24-26, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 15-9.